oblast
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- noun
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óblast
- In Ukraine, each oblast has its own administrative center responsible for regional governance.
- L'viv oblast
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Osh and Jalalabad oblasts
In other words, you may be able to limit Putin and Russia to annexing the four oblast that they've now annexed, plus Crimea.
- In other words, you may be able to limit Putin and Russia to annexing the four oblast that they've now annexed, plus Crimea.
Examples
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I thank you for your help in terms of reconstruction of Kiev Oblast that the United Kingdom has undertaken.
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Examples of outcomes from grant competitions include a new playground and fountain in a rural community in Novosibirsk Oblast.
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Where exactly is Oblast X?
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From the Gorsky School in Oblast X.
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Crimea oblast had the highest ratio after the main cities.
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But the Jewish Autonomous Oblast (district) came into existence as early as 1934.
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An examination of the geographical patterns of physician availability shows that many oblasts improved their position with respect to physician supply between 1940 and 1985.
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Maps of physician-population ratios in oblasts depict high and low physician availability in 1940 and 1985.
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Much of the IRP activities in Kyrgyzstan are limited to the Osh and Jalalabad oblasts, particularly among those of Uzbek origin.
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Between 8-9 September 1990, 210 delegates from 12 oblasts attended the Committee of Soldiers' Mothers inaugural congress in Zaporizhzhia (Zaporozhzhia).
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A large area of a country with its own local government
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A part of a country like a state or province that a local leader runs
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oblast comes from an old Slavic word meaning 'area' or 'region'. So, an oblast is a large local area or province with its own government.